IMFC calls for fiscal buffers and digital-finance safeguards
The Bangkok statement backs fiscal frameworks protecting vulnerable people and priority investment, alongside cooperation against digital fraud.
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The International Monetary and Financial Committee called for addressing fiscal vulnerabilities and rebuilding buffers through credible medium-term frameworks in its October 17 chair’s statement from Bangkok. The text agreed by members also says those efforts should protect the most vulnerable and priority investments supporting productivity and growth.
The statement welcomed the Bangkok Blueprint for stronger digital-finance safeguards, cyber resilience and efforts against digital fraud. It also called for accelerating the IMF–World Bank Group’s 3-Pillar Approach for reforming countries with sustainable debt but short-term financing challenges. These are policy calls; the statement does not announce a new country loan or payment amount.
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IMFC calls for fiscal buffers and digital-finance safeguards
| Rebuild fiscal buffers while protecting vulnerable people and priority investments |
| Bangkok Blueprint: digital-finance safeguards, cyber resilience and anti-fraud cooperation |
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Summary of the member-agreed text in the October 17 chair’s statement. Qualitative policy records, not loan, law or payment data. Official Japan Ministry of Finance copy reviewed.
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